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Southern Baptists are one of the most reliably Republican religious groups in the U.S. But in a week when the party's presumptive presidential nominee has expanded on his proposal for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention is
During the annual meeting of Southern Baptist churches in St.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP under the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led national executive yesterday in Benin city cleared three governorship aspirants taking part in the governorship primary election of the party in Edo State slated for Monday. The aspirants namely, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Hon.

The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water's edge on Tuesday night and dragged into a lagoon despite his parents' effort to save him. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said he and a Catholic priest had informed the family that the boy's body had been recovered near where he vanished and was completely intact.

THREE RIVERS, Mich. (WOOD) — A former pastor from Three Rivers was charged with criminal sexual conduct involving an 18-year-old. James Nelson Bailey Jr., 66, was charged Wednesday with three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Police divers today recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water's edge on Tuesday night and dragged into a lagoon despite his parents' effort to save him.

By Omari Jackson. You've probably seen him around town, 'dressed to kill,' as Liberians would say. From head to toe, the man known on the streets as 'Best Dressed' never skips a beat in his vivacious attire. There's always a wide-brim hat, sometimes a Stetson (cowboy hat), and the shoes to match;....

GALVESTON, Texas - The little girl who was bitten by a shark in Galveston Tuesday is stable and doing well, according to her father. Six-year-old Marin Melton was swimming off Pirate's Beach with her dad and brother when the shark bit her around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Celebrity pastor and New York times best selling author TD Jakes and MSNBC talk show host Chris Matthews had in hour long conversation in the nation’s capital Wednesday. Bishop TD Jakes is months away from launching a new TV show the TD Jakes Show -- set to air in markets across the country.

By Innocent Anaba. l agos —A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till September 23, 2016, further hearing in the trial of Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegedly....

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) hangs his heads during the second half of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Cleveland, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 105-97 to win the best-of-seven game series 4-2.

OAKLAND -- A 17-year-old Antioch girl gunned down while attending a vigil in downtown Oakland has been identified as Reggina Jefferies, police said Wednesday. Jefferies was with a group about 5:41 p.m. Tuesday, in the 1300 block of Franklin Street, when a gunman opened fire.

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said he and a Catholic priest had informed the family that the boy’s body was found near where he vanished and was completely intact. An autopsy would be carried out, Demings added, but the presumption was that the child was drowned by the alligator.

{snip} Only this time, the thousands of Southern Baptists gathering in downtown St. Louis this week are coming off a series of wake-up calls. Baptisms–their gold standard–are the lowest in decades. {snip} “Since all human beings are made in the image of God, this attack against gay Americans in Orlando is an attack on each of us,” the Rev.

SALT — Gathered in a Bedouin tent in a churchyard, around 40 people waited for the mosque to announce the end of the daily fast with a call to prayer. They had been invited by Church Pastor David Rihani, who spent several days preparing to serve the iftar meal, which breaks the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water's edge on Tuesday night and dragged into a lagoon despite his parents' effort to save him. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said he and a Catholic priest had informed the family that the boy's body was found near where he vanished and was completely intact.

Police divers on Wednesday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water’s edge on Tuesday night and dragged into a lagoon despite his parents’ effort to save him.

It has become so predictable that you can practically set your clock by it. I'm talking about the point after a national trauma when actual Christianity gets hijacked by someone spewing the kind of hateful, harmful utterly unchristian diatribes that make Jesus - in the words of Anne Lammot - "want to drink gin straight out of a cat dish.

ORLANDO, Fla. Police divers on Wednesday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water's edge on Tuesday night and dragged....

Thursday, 16 June 2016 | MYT 5:44 AM Alligator drags toddler into lagoon at Disney resort in Florida. by barbara liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Police divers on Wednesday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. Barbara Liston Police divers on Wednesday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water's edge on Tuesday night....

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A vigil has been set by Nashville Pride to honor the victims of Orlando’s terror attack at a gay nightclub and celebrate spirituality and faith. The organization planned to shift the focus of its annual Spirituality Night to a remembrance and celebration-of-life service for victims of Sunday’s attack.

(CNN) The world has been horrified by the massacre in Orlando, but the senseless violence hit especially close to home for Latinos. We look at the list of last names of the victims -- Fernandez, Martinez, Rodriguez -- and see our names. We look at the photos of the victims that are already on the....

Park spoke with Women & Girls Hub about her ordeal, the nightmares that haunt her and the responsibility she feels to share her story. How did you became a victim of human trafficking? JP: In February 1998, I left North Korea for the first time because of the famine. My uncle died of starvation.

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. THE Bahamas National Feeding Network (BNFN) yesterday distributed more than $55,000 in food vouchers to its members, allowing scores of soup kitchens, churches and feeding centres to continue feeding efforts throughout New Providence.

Charleston, SC (WBTV) - Expressive gratitude comes at a place of worship still turning the corner against pain and grief, and in the lower level of the church where gun violence came on a Wednesday night that changed so many in Charleston and elsewhere one year ago. Embracing diversity is part of Dr.